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the attack in benghazi. cnn has learned that the four state department workers who were put on administrative leave after the benghazi attack are being offered their new positions at the state department. they include then assistant secretary of state eric boswell who was one of two officials responsible for approving or not as the case ended up being requests for more security. it's worth noting an accountability review board found that the deaths of the four americans were the result of, quote, systemic failures in leadership and management deficiencies at senior levels. but both the board and secretary john kerry don't believe these officials should lose their jobs. we have a lot more on benghazi on our blog including clips from our documentary "the truth about benghazi." >>> it's back to jail for caitlin hunt. hunt's bond was revoke because prosecutors show that she secretly met with the girl after she was ordered not to. one text message allegedly sent from the girl to hunt reads, quote, brian asked me
the attack in benghazi. cnn has learned that the four state department workers who were put on administrative leave after the benghazi attack are being offered their new positions at the state department. they include then assistant secretary of state eric boswell who was one of two officials responsible for approving or not as the case ended up being requests for more security. it's worth noting an accountability review board found that the deaths of the four americans were the result of,...
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benghazi not the only obama whhouse scandal under discussi on capitol hill tonight. republicans on the house judiciary committee have called for a change in leadership at the top the departmenof justice, declaring that attorney general eric holder was not truthful when he testified in regard to the james rosen case. the report founddthat holder gavedeceptive testimony to congress to provide cover for misleading testimony, trying to disguise his quote, clearly erroneous reading of the statute as a defect in the law. rosen's phone and e-mailecords were seized by the department of justice during an investigation to an alleged state departmt leaker who had been accused of revealing sensitive information about north korea's nuclear program. committee chairman bob goodlaw told fox quote, i find the lack of leadshiership at the departm of justice extremely alarming. ththe deceptive and misleading testimony of attorney general eric holder is unfortunately just the most recent example in a long list of scandals that have plagued the department. joining us tonight, congressman
benghazi not the only obama whhouse scandal under discussi on capitol hill tonight. republicans on the house judiciary committee have called for a change in leadership at the top the departmenof justice, declaring that attorney general eric holder was not truthful when he testified in regard to the james rosen case. the report founddthat holder gavedeceptive testimony to congress to provide cover for misleading testimony, trying to disguise his quote, clearly erroneous reading of the statute as...
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levels of chatter were intercepted last year on america's diplomatic mission in the libyan city of benghazi left four dead including the ambassador. at least eighty people have been killed when monsoon rains caused flash floods in afghanistan and across the border and pakistan was particularly badly affected with at least fourteen dead with over a hundred homes washed away forecasters warned of more rain that may be on the way over the coming days in two thousand and ten torrential rain led to widespread flooding in pakistan and over seven thousand eight hundred deaths. mali's the first presidential elections since islamists almost to topple the government last year have failed to produce a clear winner france sent in troops to push the militants back but peace remains a fragile prospect in the war torn country whichever candidate comes out the winner will have their hands full dealing with post conflict reconstruction poverty and simmering ethnic divisions are an ocean of reports from mali. here and then over the country the walls and billboards tell the story of the conflict when m.l.a. t
levels of chatter were intercepted last year on america's diplomatic mission in the libyan city of benghazi left four dead including the ambassador. at least eighty people have been killed when monsoon rains caused flash floods in afghanistan and across the border and pakistan was particularly badly affected with at least fourteen dead with over a hundred homes washed away forecasters warned of more rain that may be on the way over the coming days in two thousand and ten torrential rain led to...
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like what we saw in benghazi or the b.p. oil facility in nigeria in which local operatives, perhaps in loose affiliation with networks, made periodic attacks against diplomats, companies and other soft targets or resort to kidnapping and other criminal activities to fund their enterprises. that's the current threat. lethal, yet less capable al qaeda affiliates, threats to diplomatic facilities and businesses abroad, homegrown extremists. this is the future of terrorism. jenna: that was the president in may saying the core of al qaeda was crumbling and less than two months later, unprecedented closing of our embassies across the world because of a dangerous security threat. lawmakers say it's reminiscent of what we saw and heard before 9/11. it's a direct contradiction to the white house narrative you listened to and raising new questions about how safe we really are. brett is the foreign affairs columnist. and also a pulitzer prize winning journalist. the president is lethal but less capable but then we have this unprecedent
like what we saw in benghazi or the b.p. oil facility in nigeria in which local operatives, perhaps in loose affiliation with networks, made periodic attacks against diplomats, companies and other soft targets or resort to kidnapping and other criminal activities to fund their enterprises. that's the current threat. lethal, yet less capable al qaeda affiliates, threats to diplomatic facilities and businesses abroad, homegrown extremists. this is the future of terrorism. jenna: that was the...
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that was our problem in tripoli and also in benghazi and libya. the host country did not have capacity, so we should have been defending those embassies with security forces provided by private contracts at a minimum and of military forces if necessary. believe me, given some of the security companies that are out there, they know how to do that they are doing it in kabul and doing it in baghdad. in these high threat areas, harris, where our embassies are threatened, if we had any reservations whatsoever about the host country being able to protect our interest there and most definitely protect our people, then we should be defending those embassies where there is not going going to be a penetration and we know how to do. that is this administration complacent or why isn't it getting that done? >> you betcha they have been complacent. there is no doubt about it our policy, harris in the middle east has been to disengage. think about what happened in tripoli, for a year after qaddafi was deplozzed we had a series of tacks take place threatening al
that was our problem in tripoli and also in benghazi and libya. the host country did not have capacity, so we should have been defending those embassies with security forces provided by private contracts at a minimum and of military forces if necessary. believe me, given some of the security companies that are out there, they know how to do that they are doing it in kabul and doing it in baghdad. in these high threat areas, harris, where our embassies are threatened, if we had any reservations...
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. >> whether it's about the attacks in benghazi and the talking points or revelations about conduct at the irs. the attempts to turn this into a scandal have failed. >> this has to stop. this is not a scandal. this is a national security failure where four brave americans died and we're doing nothing to bring the people to justice to understand how it failed. >> all of these scandals, he calls them they're not distraction, they're real. they detract from the reality of what happened to the country on the policies. >> fireworks over obama care because the price tag is going higher. some leading republicans pushing a new effort to fund the law entirely as we get more bad news on how much it will cost. it's hurting the people, the jobs, the 40-hour workweek. there is bipartisan agreement that this isn't working. if we can't fight it now, i think we never can. >> president obama back at it again making a rare appearance today on the hill to sell his so-called grand bargain. >> it's a further left version of a widely panned plan he already -- >> why do president obama and his administration
. >> whether it's about the attacks in benghazi and the talking points or revelations about conduct at the irs. the attempts to turn this into a scandal have failed. >> this has to stop. this is not a scandal. this is a national security failure where four brave americans died and we're doing nothing to bring the people to justice to understand how it failed. >> all of these scandals, he calls them they're not distraction, they're real. they detract from the reality of what...
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was it benghazi? >> brian: all of them. >> alisyn: well, it seems as though at least now we know that they were referring to the irs and to amazingly benghazi. that was the one that people said they can't possibly be referring to benghazi because four americans were killed. so that's not a phony scandal of the well, when jay carney, the press secretary for the president was asked about this yesterday, in fact, it turns out benghazi was included. listen. >> what we've seen as time has passed and more facts have become known, whether it's about the attacks in benghazi and the talking points or revelations about conduct at the irs, that attempts to turn this into a scandal have failed. >> brian: as you look at benghazi, there are so many moving parts that are just unknown still. who came up with the talking points, number one. you think you want to side line that? go ahead. then why didn't we know about the attack ahead of time? i think it matters and i think most americans do. why wasn't help sent after
was it benghazi? >> brian: all of them. >> alisyn: well, it seems as though at least now we know that they were referring to the irs and to amazingly benghazi. that was the one that people said they can't possibly be referring to benghazi because four americans were killed. so that's not a phony scandal of the well, when jay carney, the press secretary for the president was asked about this yesterday, in fact, it turns out benghazi was included. listen. >> what we've seen as...
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. >> after benghazi, these al qaeda types were really on steroids, thinking we're weaker, they're stronger. >> those operatives are in place because we received information that high level people from al qaeda in the arabian peninsula are talking about a major attack. >> there's been an awful lot of chatter out there, chatter means conversation among terrorists about the planning that's going on, very reminiscent of what we saw pre9/11. >> fox report, so what is possible? what we're learning about the enemy's latest strategies to kill us. and our best options to keep americans safe. >>> also a witness says the driver was looking for blood, summertime on the board walk for hundreds of people shattered by someone on a mission to mow down the crowd. >> he sped up and purposely, looks like purposely was swerving back and forth to run over as many people as he could. >> he was intentionally doing it, he wasn't honking his horn or anything, he was doing like 40 miles per hour and just hitting people. >> in minutes, how police say the suspect stalked his targets before the deadly crime. i am harr
. >> after benghazi, these al qaeda types were really on steroids, thinking we're weaker, they're stronger. >> those operatives are in place because we received information that high level people from al qaeda in the arabian peninsula are talking about a major attack. >> there's been an awful lot of chatter out there, chatter means conversation among terrorists about the planning that's going on, very reminiscent of what we saw pre9/11. >> fox report, so what is...
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and the big question, is there an investigation going on into what happened in benghazi? >> well, martha, our investigation continues. we're issuing subpoenas. we are reviewing documents. right now we're having an interesting argument where the state department is trying to say that documents they have already provided to us, they want to up-classify. they were unclassified. now they want to, because we've asked to release some of them, they want to make them classified when in fact they were e-mailed over unclassified networks. there's clearly still a cover-up in the state department going on. but you know the way you characterize secretary kerry did, i think has to be recharacterized. these people never lost a day's pay. they were, quote, on administrative leave and they have now been fully reinstated which means, absolutely nobody has been held accountable. i repeat, nobody has been held accountable for four americans dieing. the accountability review board only managed to find four people to use as scapegoats. they may have had some responsibility but they certainly w
and the big question, is there an investigation going on into what happened in benghazi? >> well, martha, our investigation continues. we're issuing subpoenas. we are reviewing documents. right now we're having an interesting argument where the state department is trying to say that documents they have already provided to us, they want to up-classify. they were unclassified. now they want to, because we've asked to release some of them, they want to make them classified when in fact they...
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the benghazi experience on the terrorist side is that. a high impact, high profile target. and the other side of it too, you may have specific information, but less specific about the where. and even others who might be inspired by it. i think the reality and we're seeing it after a benghazi event is that that risk tolerance is ever lower in washington within the administration, within the national security apparatus to take any chances when something like this happens. >> is it tied at all to the discussion to put it mildly that we have seen over the nsa over the last few weeks? >> i think that will be part of the debate. which is how do we come by this intelligence information? we are at a point where americans and both conservative republicans and liberal democrats are saying it is time to debate the extent to which we operate as a surveillance state in this country as a response to 9/11. when you have fresh warnings like this it begs the question, well, how do you think you came by the specific threat and intelligence stream without the tools. >> when we look at what's
the benghazi experience on the terrorist side is that. a high impact, high profile target. and the other side of it too, you may have specific information, but less specific about the where. and even others who might be inspired by it. i think the reality and we're seeing it after a benghazi event is that that risk tolerance is ever lower in washington within the administration, within the national security apparatus to take any chances when something like this happens. >> is it tied at...
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jenna: very interesting post-bin laden and post-benghazi. that is interesting combination. peter, great to have you as always. thank you. >> thank you. jon: >> the congressional summer recess starts today but that does not mean lawmakers should expect a break from very big issues causing gridlock on capitol hill. congress is on track to have one of the least productive sessions ever but various interest groups are more motivated than ever to press their causes with legislators once they arrive at home. activists are expected to be out in full force in august. similar to the town hall-style meetings we saw four years ago this month that oppose ad push for obamacare. some groups will be calling to defund obamacare. others will be campaigning in favor and trying to get people to sign up. and opponents and supporters of other controversial matters will also vie for attention, including those involving immigration reform and government spending of your tax dollars. still some political watchers say, no matter how intense these drives become, there is no guaranty of legislative r
jenna: very interesting post-bin laden and post-benghazi. that is interesting combination. peter, great to have you as always. thank you. >> thank you. jon: >> the congressional summer recess starts today but that does not mean lawmakers should expect a break from very big issues causing gridlock on capitol hill. congress is on track to have one of the least productive sessions ever but various interest groups are more motivated than ever to press their causes with legislators once...
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still to come of the families are furious after the state department workers blamed for the benghazi attack are allowed back on the job. why my son is dead. >> did you wake up cravering junk food? it could be just as dangerous as craving drugs. as we go to break a look at the wake up weather around the country. so then the little tiny chipmunks go all the way up... ♪ [ female announcer ] when your swapportunity comes, take it. ♪ what? what? what? [ female announcer ] yoplait. it is so good. no-charge scheduled maintenance. check. and here's the kicker... 0% apr for 60 months. and who got it? this guy. and who got it? this guy. and who got it? this guy. that's right... [ male announcer ] it's the car you won't stop talking about. ever. hurry in to the volkswagen best. thing. ever. event. and get 0% apr for 60 mohs, now until september 3rd. that's the power of german engineering. >>ous oversight committee chairman darrel issa vowing after secretary kerry reinstated the state department employees punished over the benghazi terror attacks. they were put on leave after the review boar
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outpost in benghazi last year. >> one thing i have tried to do as president is not overreact but make sure that as much as possible the american people understand that there are genuine risks out there. >> shepard: and there are but the benghazi attack killed u.s. ambassador chris stevens state department officer sean smith and two former navy seales tyrone woods and glenn dorty. now the feds have filed the first criminal charges in that attack. they won't tell us what the charges are and not identifying the suspects. around here we have learned the name of one suspect. it turns out he talked to us not too long ago. steve centanni in d.c. steve? >> yeah, shep. a u.s. official confirmed these charges were filed without saying exactly what they are. officially, the justice department is only acing the investigation into that attack in benghazi is ongoing. and remains a top priority. now, we don't know if three individuals originally identified by the fbi are the ones now facing charges, but, according to one source, one of those charged is the head of a libyan michigan group -- militia
outpost in benghazi last year. >> one thing i have tried to do as president is not overreact but make sure that as much as possible the american people understand that there are genuine risks out there. >> shepard: and there are but the benghazi attack killed u.s. ambassador chris stevens state department officer sean smith and two former navy seales tyrone woods and glenn dorty. now the feds have filed the first criminal charges in that attack. they won't tell us what the charges...
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we have seen from the irs, to benghazi to a.p. and what has been revealed through nsa all they have done instead is push their tentacles out more into the private lives of americans while telling americans we are not at war. they know we are but in doing so they are eroding privacy protection. >> tucker: then they hid it from the congress which has the a constitutional obligation to provide oversight of what they are doing. how scary is it that a federal agency could act independently of everyone, do whatever it wants and then hide its mistakes? >> very scary. you know, tucker, either we are a nation of laws or we are a nation of men. and what you see from this -- our founders understood that men are not angels. so if you are just saying trust us and we don't need the safeguards it, will be abused regardless of the administration. so, congressional oversight is critical to this. because executives have very little incentive to side on the side of liberty. they are going to say we are going to do everything we can to secure our peo
we have seen from the irs, to benghazi to a.p. and what has been revealed through nsa all they have done instead is push their tentacles out more into the private lives of americans while telling americans we are not at war. they know we are but in doing so they are eroding privacy protection. >> tucker: then they hid it from the congress which has the a constitutional obligation to provide oversight of what they are doing. how scary is it that a federal agency could act independently of...
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i argue because of that, over benghazi, we got all of the facilities closed. i don't know if the specific intelligence warranted that but the white house is politically smart enough know they could not afford another incident at this point so they overreached and they were very caucus, shut down all the facilities and regardless of what that intelligence may have been, they shut them down. >> heather: so pakistan and yemen embassies still shut down. >> gregg: the united states is vowing to seek charges against a drug lord, a murderous drug lord, released early from a mexican prison. he served just 28 years of his 40-year prison sentence for kidnapping and killing this d.e.a. agent back in 1985, incamerena saying he was tried in the wrong court and others could be released, soon. the white house responding and i quote, "we remain at committed today that those involved in the crime face justice in the united states as we were in the immediate aftermath of the murder of the d.e.a. agent and well work closely with the mexican authorities on this." we will bring in
i argue because of that, over benghazi, we got all of the facilities closed. i don't know if the specific intelligence warranted that but the white house is politically smart enough know they could not afford another incident at this point so they overreached and they were very caucus, shut down all the facilities and regardless of what that intelligence may have been, they shut them down. >> heather: so pakistan and yemen embassies still shut down. >> gregg: the united states is...
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that is believed to be the only court testimony about benghazi yet given. the four were sanctioned after admiral mike mullen and ambassador thomas pickerring, cochairs of the accountability review board the state department convened cited in final report mid-management level failures after pleas for more security at the consulate were routinely rebuffed at foggy bottom. kerry upon becoming february immediately commenced review of arb findings thought sought to match them against his own on the job findings. quote, as part of this process, kerry asked his senior team to complete a thorough review of the independent benghazi accountability review board's findings. after consideration reaffirmed its finding that no employee breached their duty or should be fired but rather that some should be reassigned. kerry, the aides said, studied their careers and studied facts. congressman darrell issa, the republican whose committee probed benghazi in a statement we got a few minutes ago calling actions charade a game of musical chairs where no one miss as single day on
that is believed to be the only court testimony about benghazi yet given. the four were sanctioned after admiral mike mullen and ambassador thomas pickerring, cochairs of the accountability review board the state department convened cited in final report mid-management level failures after pleas for more security at the consulate were routinely rebuffed at foggy bottom. kerry upon becoming february immediately commenced review of arb findings thought sought to match them against his own on the...
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with benghazi, there was some problems. so what we're going to do is tell four mid-level employees, not the people at the top, hillary clinton and her immediate deputies -- we're going to tell these four mid-level people to clean out their desk and hand over their badges. john kerry now fast forward is secretary of state. he's reviewed all the stuff and he has declared that, you know what? they can come back to work. they did nothing wrong. they're going to get reassigned, but none the less, they can come back to the department of state. >> anna: is this just kind of part of the plan all along, just wait a little while until it blows over? they were put out of a job in december, so it's been eight months now. was this just -- were they used as scapegoat, these men and women? they say they had nothing to do with the events leading up to benghazi. >> steve: charlene lamb was in charge of the security there in benghazi. >> anna: they did have a bit of policy involvement with libya, but they say not a ton. again, mid-level, not
with benghazi, there was some problems. so what we're going to do is tell four mid-level employees, not the people at the top, hillary clinton and her immediate deputies -- we're going to tell these four mid-level people to clean out their desk and hand over their badges. john kerry now fast forward is secretary of state. he's reviewed all the stuff and he has declared that, you know what? they can come back to work. they did nothing wrong. they're going to get reassigned, but none the less,...
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mission in benghazi, libya. now the u.s. embassy in tripoli will be closed, other embassies in the middle east posted they will be shut. from egypt when a year ago violent threats from tel aviv, cairo, baghdad and riyad and doha and qatar, it may include additional days. another official told cnn the obama administration is monitoring threats against the american embassy in yemen. the move came on the same day president obama met with the president of yemen who has cracked down on al qaeda. >> what we've seen is al qaeda in the arabian peninsula or aqap moved back out of territories that it was controlling. >> so here's the obvious question. is this threat due to al qaeda? al qaeda is now an organization so spread out across the region with so many affiliate organizations in so many countries, this may be best thought of as an al qaeda-inspired threat trying to lead to more attacks across the region. kate? >> barbara, watching it for us at the pentagon, thanks so much. >>> to cleveland, where ariel castro is now locked up fo
mission in benghazi, libya. now the u.s. embassy in tripoli will be closed, other embassies in the middle east posted they will be shut. from egypt when a year ago violent threats from tel aviv, cairo, baghdad and riyad and doha and qatar, it may include additional days. another official told cnn the obama administration is monitoring threats against the american embassy in yemen. the move came on the same day president obama met with the president of yemen who has cracked down on al qaeda....
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let's talk benghazi. >>steve: let's talk a little benghazi. we have told you many times why is the administration not trying to get to the bottom of what happened in 2012 when two tkefpt -- department of state and navy seals were learned. now we've learned in addition to the navy department and department of state personnel there were dozens of members of the c.i.a. why were they there? we know the c.i.a. were trying to do everything they can to keep survivors from talking to the media or talking to congress as well. in fact, last night it was made clear they pulled out all the stops. looks like a coverup. >> including changing names, creating aliases. you stop and think what thing are most calculated to get at the truth, talk to people with firsthand knowledge? what creates the appearance or prance the reality of a coverup? not letting us talk to people who have the most amount of information, dispersing them throughout the country and changing their names. >>brian: number one, could they have helped? did they help? these two guys on top of t
let's talk benghazi. >>steve: let's talk a little benghazi. we have told you many times why is the administration not trying to get to the bottom of what happened in 2012 when two tkefpt -- department of state and navy seals were learned. now we've learned in addition to the navy department and department of state personnel there were dozens of members of the c.i.a. why were they there? we know the c.i.a. were trying to do everything they can to keep survivors from talking to the media or...
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the state department reports it has cleared four officials in the benghazi investigation. and we'll give them new jobs. republicans are blasting the move. one congressman calls the state department's investigation a charade. the department put four officials on leave last year after a review board blamed systemic failures for the attack on outpost in libya. the attack killed the american ambassador chris stevens. state department officer sean smith and two navy seals tyrone woods and glen doherty. james rosen is live at the state department tonight. james? >> all four of these employees are career officials. the highest ranking was eric boswell the assistant secretary of state for diplomatic security or ds. he had resigned his post. scott was a senior ds official. charlene lamb was boswell's deputy and raymond maxwell worked in the nearest bureau. in january then secretary of state hillary clinton told the senate existing law prevented her from taking stronger action against the four. but her successor john kerry took a different view what the secretary and his team has be
the state department reports it has cleared four officials in the benghazi investigation. and we'll give them new jobs. republicans are blasting the move. one congressman calls the state department's investigation a charade. the department put four officials on leave last year after a review board blamed systemic failures for the attack on outpost in libya. the attack killed the american ambassador chris stevens. state department officer sean smith and two navy seals tyrone woods and glen...
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benghazi was a complete failure. the threats were real there, reporting was real and we dropped the ball. we've learned from benghazi, thank god, and the administration is doing this right. a year ago the president said al qaeda is on the run, and now we seem to be on the run. i'm not criticizing the decision to close the embassies. that's probably the right thing to do for the sake of trying to save american lives, but it's a terrible thing. just a year ago boasting al qaeda is on the run and osama bin laden is dead. >>gretchen: what's missing today in that discussion? an election. that was the campaign rhetoric back then. and how do you feel about that now in the sense that al qaeda in many respects could be bigger and much worse than it was ten years ago today. here's president obama during the campaign. >> i said we'd refocus on the people who actually attacked us on 9/11, and today al qaeda is on the run and osama bin laden is dead. >>steve: exactly. it was very catchy, a bumper sticker, but now fast forward, al
benghazi was a complete failure. the threats were real there, reporting was real and we dropped the ball. we've learned from benghazi, thank god, and the administration is doing this right. a year ago the president said al qaeda is on the run, and now we seem to be on the run. i'm not criticizing the decision to close the embassies. that's probably the right thing to do for the sake of trying to save american lives, but it's a terrible thing. just a year ago boasting al qaeda is on the run and...
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benghazi should never have been off the front page. we'll continue to seek answers because we have four americans who were killed. we have americans overseas right now who need to know that america's looking out for their security interests. i think again it just goes back to a weak foreign policy statement that is not consistent and is not overall thought out very well. >> congressman engel, i'll cite a new poll on benghazi and whether or not folks in the administration are covering up. 62% believe there's some kind of cover up. 27% believe the administration is being open an transparent. your take on whether this indictment moves us closer to justice. >> well, look. i'm a hundred percent for finding out what exactly happened in benghazi. what i'm not for is politicizing the issue which i'm afraid some of my friends on the other side of the aisle have done. i believe the investigation should be bi-partisan. as americans, we all grieve for the people killed. i want to get to the bottom of it. we want to make sure it never happens again
benghazi should never have been off the front page. we'll continue to seek answers because we have four americans who were killed. we have americans overseas right now who need to know that america's looking out for their security interests. i think again it just goes back to a weak foreign policy statement that is not consistent and is not overall thought out very well. >> congressman engel, i'll cite a new poll on benghazi and whether or not folks in the administration are covering up....
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state department just told four workers previously on administrative leave after the terror attacks in benghazi. ♪ there's a new way to fight litter box odor. introducing tidy cats with glade tough odor solutions. two trusted names, one amazing product. ♪ every now and then i get a little bit hungry ♪ ♪ and there's nothing good around ♪ ♪ turn around barry ♪ i finally found the right snack ♪ ♪ >> shepard: the four state department officials whom then secretary of state hillary clinton placed on administrative leave after benghazi are cleared to return to work today and will receive no formal disciplinary action. a senior state officials tells current secretary of state john kerry has reviewed the findings of the department's accountability review board and agreed that, quote no employee breached their duty or should be fired but, rather, that some should be re-assigned. the four officials reportedly continued receiving or continued to receive government paychecks during their leave. one of them told the daily beast, which broke the story, that he got a memo saying, come back t
state department just told four workers previously on administrative leave after the terror attacks in benghazi. ♪ there's a new way to fight litter box odor. introducing tidy cats with glade tough odor solutions. two trusted names, one amazing product. ♪ every now and then i get a little bit hungry ♪ ♪ and there's nothing good around ♪ ♪ turn around barry ♪ i finally found the right snack ♪ ♪ >> shepard: the four state department officials whom then secretary of state...
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people have distrust in government whether it's benghazi. the irs. the nsa. there are a lot of things that haven't been addressed that she'll have to address if her real goal is to establish trust with the american public. martha: it may take spending cuts to convince the american people the reins are being pulled in. her husband did that kind of reform when he went in for his second term. katie, thank you, we'll see you soon. bill: anthony weiner may have let slip a plan for a hillary clinton run. he was asked if his actions hurt his wife's chance of working with clinton, then there was this question. do you know what the role will be in hillary clinton's 2015 campaign? >> i do. >> what else it? >> i'm not telling. bill: how is that relationship with the clintons going these days. report oreither he knows she has a role and the campaign is happening or he knows she doesn't have a role because that would make her seem out of the loop. he's trying to present a united front of being in the loop. bill: the clintons and wieners at dinner ... bill: we'll give you
people have distrust in government whether it's benghazi. the irs. the nsa. there are a lot of things that haven't been addressed that she'll have to address if her real goal is to establish trust with the american public. martha: it may take spending cuts to convince the american people the reins are being pulled in. her husband did that kind of reform when he went in for his second term. katie, thank you, we'll see you soon. bill: anthony weiner may have let slip a plan for a hillary clinton...
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. >> these phony scandals the white house refers to, the irs, benghazi. what do you make of that? >> they're not phony scandals. benghazi, real people died as a result of negligence and perhaps even more, and in terms of the irs, don't knoll hough that is phoney. these are individual groups who were targeted because of political views. that's the ultimate abuse of power. >> neil: just want to -- a record today, 50,628. the dow close to a 19, close to 20% surge on the year, which would be more than just a full market advance. look at what is going on with facebook shares today. earlier in the trading day, hitting 38 plus. that was its offering price before dipping back a little bit, but the bottom line is, for those investors who but no at the offering, fearing they would never make book, today they did. the stock had tumbled more than 60% then. that was then, this is now. face book is back, maybe with a vengeance. >> and remember when the media report it gerald ford told new york to forget when they were on the brink. [ mom ] with my little girl, every food is finger food. so i ca
. >> these phony scandals the white house refers to, the irs, benghazi. what do you make of that? >> they're not phony scandals. benghazi, real people died as a result of negligence and perhaps even more, and in terms of the irs, don't knoll hough that is phoney. these are individual groups who were targeted because of political views. that's the ultimate abuse of power. >> neil: just want to -- a record today, 50,628. the dow close to a 19, close to 20% surge on the year,...
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consulate in benghazi, libya. insurgents with ties to al qaeda killed the u.s. ambassador and three other americans. at the white house yesterday, president obama discussed counterterrorism with the president of yemen, a country home to a top al qaeda affiliate. >> these threats are not only national in nature, but also cause severe hardship for the people of yemen themselves. >> reporter: those threats, urgent enough that the u.s. embassy in yemen's capital will be closed on sunday. the state department has not ruled out keeping those embassies closed for additional days. there's also a concern that other american targets could be connected to this threat. tai? >> devin dwyer in washington. thank you. >>> also overseas, former nsa whistleblower edward snowden has finally left the airport in moscow where he's been holed up for more than a month. he's been granted one-year asylum by russia. he evades u.s. espionage charges. the white house is threatening that president obama may decline president putin's invitation for an upcoming summit meeting at the kremlin. >
consulate in benghazi, libya. insurgents with ties to al qaeda killed the u.s. ambassador and three other americans. at the white house yesterday, president obama discussed counterterrorism with the president of yemen, a country home to a top al qaeda affiliate. >> these threats are not only national in nature, but also cause severe hardship for the people of yemen themselves. >> reporter: those threats, urgent enough that the u.s. embassy in yemen's capital will be closed on...
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it's now back into iraq and syria and lets not forget benghazi. al qaeda is much larger than before. i don't believe it's on the run. i believe one thing, the policy we have tried to implement in the middle east including partnering with the islamist movement, including muslim brotherhood in cairo has back fired. what the people are doing now, they are bringing down the islamist regime. i don't think our policy that worked over the past three to four years. >> turns out it wasn't as simple as be nice and they will love us? >> no, it can't be that way. those who are attacking us, al qaeda and joddist are not going on the parameters of being nice or not being nice, they have an ideology. whoever is the president, members of congress, they will continue to attack the united states and our allies. more importantly people on the ground in the middle east. they will impose -- that's the program. nice or not, that would be the real goal at the end of the day. >> not surprising al qaeda has metastasized at the end of the ? >> not really. the recruitment p
it's now back into iraq and syria and lets not forget benghazi. al qaeda is much larger than before. i don't believe it's on the run. i believe one thing, the policy we have tried to implement in the middle east including partnering with the islamist movement, including muslim brotherhood in cairo has back fired. what the people are doing now, they are bringing down the islamist regime. i don't think our policy that worked over the past three to four years. >> turns out it wasn't as...
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the front page story about the september 11 benghazi attacks, charges have been filed, u.s. ambassador christie vince among those killed in that attack. we want to get to the president's comments last night on "the tonight show," asked about benghazi and terrorism and the shutdown of the u.s. embassies across north africa and the threat from aqap, which is al qaeda arabian peninsula. this is the president and jay leno. >> one thing i try to do as president is not overreact, but make sure as much as possible the american people understand there are genuine risks out there. what is great about what we've seen with america over the last several years is how resilient we are. after the boston bombings, for example. the next day, folks are out there, going to ball games, making sure we are not reacting in a way that somehow shuts us down. >> right. >> and that is the right reaction. terrorist depend on the fact we will be terrorized. we are going to live our lives and the odds of people dying in a tourist attack are still a lot ,ower than in a car accident unfortunately, but ther
the front page story about the september 11 benghazi attacks, charges have been filed, u.s. ambassador christie vince among those killed in that attack. we want to get to the president's comments last night on "the tonight show," asked about benghazi and terrorism and the shutdown of the u.s. embassies across north africa and the threat from aqap, which is al qaeda arabian peninsula. this is the president and jay leno. >> one thing i try to do as president is not overreact, but...
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consulate in benghazi. so, the u.s. most certainly not taking any chances here, brianna. >> arwa damon, thank you. >>> americans traveling abroad today or really in the next month should be on alert. the u.s. state department has issued a worldwide travel alert, warning travelers to be extremely cautious, especially in the countries shown here, where embassies and consulates are closed. the warning also cautions travelers to be careful around typical terrorist targets, like subways and trains and buses and bus stations. officials recommend registering your travel plans with the state department. there is more information on their website. it's travel.state.gov. >>> and another story that we're following this morning, a day at the beach turned deadly at a popular tourist spot in los angeles. a driver plowed into a crowd yesterday on the famous venice beach boardwalk. authorities and witnesses say it was deliberate. >> pedal to the metal, because the tires started screeching. i saw him, and he was looking for blood. that
consulate in benghazi. so, the u.s. most certainly not taking any chances here, brianna. >> arwa damon, thank you. >>> americans traveling abroad today or really in the next month should be on alert. the u.s. state department has issued a worldwide travel alert, warning travelers to be extremely cautious, especially in the countries shown here, where embassies and consulates are closed. the warning also cautions travelers to be careful around typical terrorist targets, like...
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hillary clinton screaming at a congressman for calling the benghazi coverup a terrorist attack. [ dad ] so i walked into that dealer's office and you know what i walked out with? [ slurps ] [ dad ] a new passat. [ dad ] 0% apr. 60 months. done and done. [ dad ] in that driveway, is a german-engineered piece of awesome. that i got for 0% apr. good one, dad. thank you, dalton. [ male announcer ] it's the car you won't stop talking about. ever. hurry in to the volkswagen best. thing. ever.vent. and get 0% apr for 60 months, now until september 3rd. that's the power of german engineering. i don't know. how did you get here? and get 0% apr for 60 months, now until september 3rd. [ speaking in russian ] look, look, look... you probably want to get away as much as we do. with priceline express deals, you can get a fabulous hotel without bidding. think of the rubles you'll save. with one touch, fun in the sun. i like fun. well, that went exactly i as planned.. really? always go the extra mile. to treat my low testosterone, i did my research. my doctor and i went with axiron, the only underarm
hillary clinton screaming at a congressman for calling the benghazi coverup a terrorist attack. [ dad ] so i walked into that dealer's office and you know what i walked out with? [ slurps ] [ dad ] a new passat. [ dad ] 0% apr. 60 months. done and done. [ dad ] in that driveway, is a german-engineered piece of awesome. that i got for 0% apr. good one, dad. thank you, dalton. [ male announcer ] it's the car you won't stop talking about. ever. hurry in to the volkswagen best. thing. ever.vent....
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mission in benghazi. sources telling cnn several suspects have been charged, including a prominent libyan militia leader. the white house not saying whether any of the suspects have been taken into custody. as you recall, four people were killed in that attack last september including the u.s. ambassador to libya, christopher stevens. >>> things getting pretty ugly between new york mayoral hopefuls. check out the testy exchange between anthony weiner and george mcconnell. >> okay. there you go. >> apparently, it doesn't end there. "new york daily news" said he called him a self pleasuring freak. >>> you're stuck in a sinking yacht and have to choose between saving your wife and your beloved 9-year-old dog. what do you do? the husband saved the dog. however, he's not heading for divorce court. erin mclaughlin explains. >> reporter: what started as a dream boating holiday ened with a south afaphrocon make a decision. they set sail off the coast of south africa. also onboard, their 9-year-old jack russell te
mission in benghazi. sources telling cnn several suspects have been charged, including a prominent libyan militia leader. the white house not saying whether any of the suspects have been taken into custody. as you recall, four people were killed in that attack last september including the u.s. ambassador to libya, christopher stevens. >>> things getting pretty ugly between new york mayoral hopefuls. check out the testy exchange between anthony weiner and george mcconnell. >>...